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The Guardian view on local government reform: the risk is disruption but no progress

Editorial: The white paper promises devolution. But sweeping away district councils will not drive growth

The Guardian - UK

Devolution will be the default for local government, Angela Rayner claims

Deputy Prime Minister Ms Rayner said the Government was ‘taking a step towards relighting the fire in our great regions’.

The Independent UK

Devolution plans ‘about giving power from Westminster to local leaders’ – No 10

Downing Street said the redesign was also about tackling the ‘waste’ from multiple layers of government.

Evening Standard

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Devolution plans spark fears that powers could be taken from local communities

The proposals include creating so-called strategic authorities across England to bring together councils in areas where people live and work.

The Independent UK

Mayors to get powers to stop planning delays in England, Angela Rayner to say

Pledge set out in white paper to be unveiled this week is part of a ‘devolution by default’ approach by Whitehall

The Guardian - UK

Angela Rayner to create mega-councils in war on nimbys

Angela Rayner will on Monday unveil plans for new mega-councils as Labour takes on ‘nimbys’ blocking planning applications.

The Independent UK

Rayner to promise ‘devolution by default’ in speech to local leaders

The Deputy Prime Minister will vow to push power out of Whitehall and into the hands of people with ‘skin in the game’.

The Independent UK

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Labour plan for 1.5m new homes is not feasible, housebuilding firm says

Head of Barratt Redrow says sector faces ‘national crisis’ due to skills shortage, ageing workforce and Brexit

The Guardian - UK

Labour’s British building boom not possible, construction authorities say

Asked Labour’s vow to build 1.5 million homes is achievable, Barratt Redrow chief executive David Thomas said: “The short answer is no.”

Evening Standard

What is grey belt land and what is the green belt? Sir Keir Starmer announces plan to transform house building

‘Builders and not blockers’ approach for government in house-building push

Evening Standard

Government Ministers Spend £130k in Six Months on Refurbishing Offices

Ministers have spent £130,000 on redecorating their offices since coming to power in July.

International Business Times UK

Homes ‘top priority’ as Government reforms to allow more building on green belt

A shake-up of planning rules means councils have been given mandatory targets to deliver a total of 370,000 homes a year in England.

Evening Standard

Labour pledges 370,00 new homes per year as housing target increases by over 20%

Labour housing minister Matthew Pennycook confirmed his party’s commitment to building more than 1.5m new homes in the UK over the next five years.

The Independent UK

Why have changes been made to planning policy and what are they?

The Government said it will intervene if councils do not co-operate fully in a push to deliver 1.7 million new homes.

The Independent UK

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The Independent UK

Housebuilding set to surge by 60% as Rayner faces backlash over plans to ‘bulldoze’ countryside

Prime minister Keir Starmer has insisted building more homes is more important than the environment, saying houses have to be ‘the top priority’

Evening Standard

Greenbelt should be in sights of councils that ‘max out’ brownfield land for housing, minister says

The Government is ‘absolutely willing’ to take a local plan away from councils that refuse to meet homebuilding targets, Matthew Pennycook warned

Evening Standard

Government willing to step in if authorities refuse to plan for housing targets

The Government is ‘absolutely willing’ to take over if local authorities refuse to put plans in place to meet housing targets.

The Independent UK

National Trust attacks Labour’s green belt housing plan

The conservation charity says Angela Rayner’s push to speed up home building could taint urban ‘oases’ of greenery

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The Guardian - UK

Councils will be forced to build homes to fix England’s housing crisis, says Starmer

Binding targets will compel authorities to build 370,000 homes a year with government to say how many per area

Evening Standard

Starmer vows to put ‘builders not blockers first’ with changes to planning rules

Angela Rayner and Sir Keir Starmer have set out changes to councils’ housebuilding targets which could see green belt land developed.

The Independent UK

Angela Rayner forces councils to surrender green belt with immediate new housing targets

Labour prime minister Keir Starmer has promised to build 1.5 million new homes over five years to fix the housing crisis

The Independent UK

More than 150 apartment block residents face eviction after no fault notices served weeks before Christmas

Exclusive: Residents at Vive Living Childers Street in Deptford have been served with a Section 21 eviction notice

The Guardian - UK

Moby-Dick reading marathon pioneers

Brief letters: Stars reading a whale of a tale | Horrible Histories progenitor | Farage fallouts | For efts’ sake

International Business Times UK

Public Outcry as Angela Rayner Defends £68,000 Photographer: 'Good for Democracy' or Wasteful?

Deputy PM Angela Rayner defends hiring a £68,000 taxpayer-funded photographer, igniting controversy over government spending.

Evening Standard

Downing Street: We must overhaul planning system in order to hit house targets

The Government has set out plans to build 1.5 million homes and make 150 planning decisions on major infrastructure projects.

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